Legal Opinion
State, Central Collection v. Stewart
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 30, 1981No. [No. 20, September Term, 1981.]PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRodowsky, J.
Eldridge and Cole, JJ., dissent. Eldridge, J., filed a dissenting opinion at page 263 infra, in which Cole, J., concurs.
In these cases the petitioner, State of Maryland, acting through the Central Collection Unit (the State), seeks judgments against the respondents for reimbursement of part of the cost of care and treatment rendered to the respondents in a state mental hospital during specified periods in the past. The amount of liability for reimbursement is limited by ability to pay.1 Because social security benefits were the sole income of each of the respondents during the periods for…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Essex County Welfare Board v. PhilpottSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1971
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- In Re NicholsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1986
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